Idaho · Idaho Statutes — Title 18, Crimes and Punishments

Idaho Code (Crimes) § 18-4504: Punishment — Liberation of kidnapped person

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

This statute sets punishments for kidnapping: first-degree kidnapping may result in death or life imprisonment (unless the victim is liberated unharmed); second-degree kidnapping carries 1–25 years imprisonment.

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